----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sean Donelan" <s...@donelan.com>
> On Wed, 4 Oct 2023, William Herrin wrote: >> On Wed, Oct 4, 2023 at 11:21 AM Sabri Berisha <sa...@cluecentral.net> wrote: >>> Makes me wonder what I have to do to opt out of this. We all remember what >>> happened in Hawaii. >> >> For the national alert you can't. That's intentional. >> >> Although for some reason my silenced phone made no noise. I got the >> alert, it popped up on the screen, but no noise. > > If you don't want any interruptions, you can set your phone to "Airplane > Mode." Airplane Mode disables reception of all Wireless Emergency Alerts > for as long as the phone stays in Airplane Mode. And it's even possible, on most phones I have used, to turn Airplane mode on, and then *turn wifi back on* -- that would get you most functionality, while still precluding WEA/CMAS alerts. I think I've got that right, don't I, Sean? Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth Baylink j...@baylink.com Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100 Ashworth & Associates http://www.bcp38.info 2000 Land Rover DII St Petersburg FL USA BCP38: Ask For It By Name! +1 727 647 1274